Very good point Allen. A few years ago, I wanted a set of good kitchen knives and settled on a set of Henckels from a catalog. On a whim, I stopped by Heimerdingers and checked out what they had in stock. Their prices were about 20-30% higher than the catalog. I approached the manager, showed him what I had found in the catalog, and told him I would much prefer keeping my dollars local than sending them to a company out of state, and asked if what he might be able to do. He told me to hang on, got out his calculator and when he got done, he was within $25 of the set in the catalog (catalog price $299, Heimerdinger price $325 or so). That was close enough for me. I bought the set and haven't regretted it since.
Most local companies, especially smaller ones, want your business. They may not be able to dicker enough to match prices, but they can almost always offer some discount. The instant gratification of taking your products with you when you leave can be worth the extra money you may spend. Plus, every dollar you spend locally not only supports the local business, but the local economy in general. Bryan C. Forrest Macintosh Specialist LifeNet http://www.lifenet.org On Sunday, February 2, 2003, at 11:15 PM, Allen Prunty wrote: > It's good for us to support our local venue because it keeps a MAC > resource in Louisville. If you find something cheaper online... print > it out and go talk to them... they may help you out. > > Allen | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 28. The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>.
